Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL tap water
10 contaminants were measured in the Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 10
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- FL
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 1 source.
Source
- DRILLED WELL
Treatment
- TREATMENT PLANT
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
11 historically-detected contaminants in Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL
Every U.S. public water system reports compliance-monitoring data to EPA. The Six-Year Review releases the 2012–2019 window as a single dataset — here's what your system reported, year by year. Values shown are the highest detection per analyte per year, compared to the federal MCL.
| Contaminant | Worst detection | EPA limit | Years (2012–2019) |
|---|---|---|---|
NITRATE worst: 2014 | 2.56 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17 |
BARIUM worst: 2012 | 0.2 mg/L within near national p90 | 2 mg/L | '12'15 |
TTHM worst: 2014 | 0.0065 mg/L within | 0.08 mg/L | '14'17 |
HAA5 worst: 2014 | 0.00465 mg/L within | 0.06 mg/L | '14'17 |
DBAA worst: 2014 | 0.00158 mg/L | — | '14'17 |
DCAA worst: 2014 | 0.0017 mg/L | — | '14'17 |
TCAA worst: 2014 | 0.00137 mg/L | — | '14'17 |
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE worst: 2014 | 0.0019 mg/L | — | '14'17 |
BROMOFORM worst: 2014 | 0.0011 mg/L | — | '14'17 |
CHLOROFORM worst: 2014 | 0.001 mg/L | — | '14'17 |
DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE worst: 2014 | 0.0025 mg/L | — | '14'17 |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SodiumA naturally occurring salt component. | 26.7 mg/LReported levelSystem-wide | 160 mg/LMCL | Within the limit |
| CopperA metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. | 0.0342 mg/L90th percentileAt the tap | 1.3 mg/LMCLG | Within the limit |
| ArsenicA naturally occurring element that also enters water from industry and agriculture. | 0.74Reported levelSystem-wide | 0MCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
| LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. | 1.1 ug/L90th percentileAt the tap | 0 ug/LMCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
Inorganic chemicals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FluorideA mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. | 0.63Reported levelSystem-wide | 4MCLG | Within the limit |
Microbial
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli (E. coli)Escherichia coli — bacteria found in the gut of humans and animals. | 2Reported levelSystem-wide | 0MCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's water
+Is Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 10 contaminants measured in Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL tap water?
10 contaminants were measured in Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, and inorganic chemicals. 10 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea, FL's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2024 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.